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Mile the Chihuahua
Mile is an unregulated diabetic dog currently going to CSU Small Clinic in Colorado. I was told high numbers are not as important as a nice looking curve. The numbers below according to CSU provide a nice looking curve so Mile should stay at 4 units 2x per day. He will have a Fructosamine test in two weeks.
I use the Relion Confirm glucometer and a conversion chart.
Below is Mile's curve with 4 units am and 4 units pm. He just started Novolin N last Friday night. I started with one unit and went to four units gradually.His "start" numbers (below 4 units) were 500's and 600's with a lot of "HI" readings on the meter so these numbers are better.
He cannot sleep at night and is constantly hungry.He tested
negative on Urine Cushings Test. He was on Baytril for UTI for 10
days last week.The vet in training at CSU did a urine culture and
won't give an antibiotic until results are back so Mile is urinating often. He had a urine culture sensitivity test at our regular vet two weeks ago. Then my vet gave me injectable Baytril to give him.
for one week until he got to CSU Small Animal Clinic in Ft. Collins,Colorado.
My regular vet allowed me to take home an IV bag (subcutaneous fluids) to use at home as needed for periods of dehydration from high glucose.
The vet in training at CSU insisted on another culture so Mile is
struggling with no antibiotic as we wait for confirmation of type
of bacteria (which most likely is the same as two weeks ago).
The vet in training does not want me doing bg's but rather
ketones and urine glucose off and on. I find this disturbing
We have not slept at night for six months because Mile is hungry every other hour at night. His numbers at night are high.
Mile was 13lbs and currently is 6lbs. He is basically skin and bones from muscle wasting caused by high glucose for six months.My regular vet (which I recently acquired in February after leaving first vet) decided to send us for help at CSU since he did not know what to do.Any thoughts are welcome!
Here is Mile's Blood Glucose Curve - Novolin N (4 units 2x per
day).
4am 423
5am 450
6am 494
7am 352
8am-
9am 213
10am 282
11am 392
12noon 210
1pm 241
2pm 396
3pm 400
4pm 490
5pm 444
6pm 544
7pm 490
8pm 537
9pm 541
10pm 436
Food at 5am and 5pm Insulin 4 units at 5:20am and 5:20pm He has a snack at noon and a snsck before bed at 8pm.
GLUCOSE CURVE-Mile
- 423 mg/dl- 4am 544 mg/dl - 6pm
- 450 mg/dl - 5am 490 mg/dl - 7pm
- 494 mg/dl - 6am 537 mg/dl - 8pm
- 352 mg/dl - 7am 541 mg/dl - 9pm
- ran out of strips/Walmart!
- 213 mg/dl - 9am 436mg/dl - 10 pm
- 282 mg/dl - 10 am
- 392 mg/dl - 11 am
- 210 mg/dl - 12 noon
- 241 mg/dl - 1pm
- 396 mg/dl - 2pm
- 400 mg/dl - 3pm
- 490 mg/dl - 4pm
- 444 mg/dl - 5pm
Novlin N - Almost 1 week
Other Information:
■Switched from Vetsulin-6 months
■regulated-No
■Reoccuring bladder infections
■Urine Cushings test- neg.
■Issues with dehydration
■Does not sleep at night,up every other hour,
wants food constantly
■Muscle Wasting
■Was 13lbs in August,now 6lbs.
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Food at 5am/5pm prior to insulin
snack at 11 am and bed time snack 11pm
I use the Relion Confirm glucometer and a conversion chart.
Below is Mile's curve with 4 units am and 4 units pm. He just started Novolin N last Friday night. I started with one unit and went to four units gradually.His "start" numbers (below 4 units) were 500's and 600's with a lot of "HI" readings on the meter so these numbers are better.
He cannot sleep at night and is constantly hungry.He tested
negative on Urine Cushings Test. He was on Baytril for UTI for 10
days last week.The vet in training at CSU did a urine culture and
won't give an antibiotic until results are back so Mile is urinating often. He had a urine culture sensitivity test at our regular vet two weeks ago. Then my vet gave me injectable Baytril to give him.
for one week until he got to CSU Small Animal Clinic in Ft. Collins,Colorado.
My regular vet allowed me to take home an IV bag (subcutaneous fluids) to use at home as needed for periods of dehydration from high glucose.
The vet in training at CSU insisted on another culture so Mile is
struggling with no antibiotic as we wait for confirmation of type
of bacteria (which most likely is the same as two weeks ago).
The vet in training does not want me doing bg's but rather
ketones and urine glucose off and on. I find this disturbing
We have not slept at night for six months because Mile is hungry every other hour at night. His numbers at night are high.
Mile was 13lbs and currently is 6lbs. He is basically skin and bones from muscle wasting caused by high glucose for six months.My regular vet (which I recently acquired in February after leaving first vet) decided to send us for help at CSU since he did not know what to do.Any thoughts are welcome!
Here is Mile's Blood Glucose Curve - Novolin N (4 units 2x per
day).
4am 423
5am 450
6am 494
7am 352
8am-
9am 213
10am 282
11am 392
12noon 210
1pm 241
2pm 396
3pm 400
4pm 490
5pm 444
6pm 544
7pm 490
8pm 537
9pm 541
10pm 436
Food at 5am and 5pm Insulin 4 units at 5:20am and 5:20pm He has a snack at noon and a snsck before bed at 8pm.
GLUCOSE CURVE-Mile
- 423 mg/dl- 4am 544 mg/dl - 6pm
- 450 mg/dl - 5am 490 mg/dl - 7pm
- 494 mg/dl - 6am 537 mg/dl - 8pm
- 352 mg/dl - 7am 541 mg/dl - 9pm
- ran out of strips/Walmart!
- 213 mg/dl - 9am 436mg/dl - 10 pm
- 282 mg/dl - 10 am
- 392 mg/dl - 11 am
- 210 mg/dl - 12 noon
- 241 mg/dl - 1pm
- 396 mg/dl - 2pm
- 400 mg/dl - 3pm
- 490 mg/dl - 4pm
- 444 mg/dl - 5pm
Novlin N - Almost 1 week
Other Information:
■Switched from Vetsulin-6 months
■regulated-No
■Reoccuring bladder infections
■Urine Cushings test- neg.
■Issues with dehydration
■Does not sleep at night,up every other hour,
wants food constantly
■Muscle Wasting
■Was 13lbs in August,now 6lbs.
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Food at 5am/5pm prior to insulin
snack at 11 am and bed time snack 11pm
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